OSHA Inspection: S.R. SLOAN INC.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,083 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to wood dust explosions, deflagrations, and fire hazards due to deficient design and/or implementation of preventive and/or protective measures in its wood dust collection system:     a)   S. R. Sloan Inc., on or about 10/12/12:  The dust collection system having fire and deflagration hazards was not provided with spark detection and isolation to prevent or mediate the transmission of a flame front or deflagration back into the facility.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to comply with relevant provisions in NFPA 664 (2012) Prevention of Fires and Explosions in Wood Processing and Woodworking Facilities, such as:     Perform a hazard analysis of the dust conveying system as set forth in Section 8.2.1 and implement the resulting recommendations; and      Section 8.2.4.1 which provides that conveying systems with fire and deflagration hazards shall be isolated to prevent propagation of fire and deflagration both upstream and downstream critical process equipment.  Feasible isolation devices include but are not limited to, rated rotary feeder valves, high-speed actuated slide gates, material chokes, suppression, etc.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment were not kept clean and orderly:      a) Truss Plant, on or about  9/12: Wood dust emisions from various woodworking machines, such as but not limited to, radial arm saw and component saws, were allowed to accumulate to depths and over surface areas in quantities that exposed workers to fire and/or explosion hazards.

Issued

Mar 8, 2013

Abate by

Sep 1, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c):  Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:       a)  Component Saw Area, on or about 9/12/12:  Electrical equipment located within a Class II Division 2 location was not approved for the hazardous location.